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  • Fifteen different forms of plant root and two anatomical sections. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • Trunk and roots of a pine tree cut to show growth rings; microscopic views of wood cells in longitudinal and transverse section and of a root tip. Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.
  • Two examples of different root systems: a denticulate primrose rootstock and a creeping couch grass root. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • Botanical classification; 227 figures of plant anatomical segments with descriptive text. Colour process print (?).
  • Various stem forms, including bulbs and roots. Watercolour by I. Sawkins.
  • Two plants: leafy stems, one with bulb and flower. Watercolour.
  • A leek (Allium ampeloprasum): roots and leaves. Watercolour.
  • Two flowering plants, including a daffodil (Narcissus species) and a liliaceous plant. Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.
  • Common garlic (Allium sativum): bulb, flower head, single flower and single clove. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1850.